Coins from Bolivia

Bolivia is placed in middle of South America, and is one of the two countries that have no access to open sea, same as Paraguay, except Paraguay has agreements with Argentina and Uruguay to use Paraguay and Paraná rivers as their way to sea. It shares with Peru Titicaca lake, the world’s highest lake, and has 2 capital cities: Sucre as Judicial, and La Paz as political. On 1879, during the “Pacific War”, Bolivia lost to Chile the Litoral province and their access to open sea. This is the reason many Bolivian coins bear 11 stars, as they count the current 10 departments, plus the Litoral as owned by them. On 2017 a serie of 4 coins with face value 2 Bolivianos was issued, with themes related to their claims of rights to have access to sea. At Bolivia is mainly spoken Spanish, but with a strong presence of several aboriginal populations, like Guaraní, Aymará, Quechua and others, there are recognized 37 official languages. For this reason, in 2009, official name of country was changed to “Estado Plurinacional de Bolivia” (“Pluri-National State of Bolivia”), to recon native groups as nations. On colonial times, at Potosí was discovered the silver mines of the Cerro Rico, the biggest silver source of America, and possibly of the world. For this reason the main Spanish colonial minthouse was Potosi, with a huge production of coins, and bars to provide other American minthouses, and also to send to Spain. Political history of Bolivia has been very conflictive, being calmer from end of 20th century. Country has an active economic development, leading the Latin American countries on this area, from start of current century.
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Republic (1825-2009)

1 Onza
1868

Standard circulation coin
Gold (.900) • 32.4 g
KM# 142, N# 315035
⅛ Melgarejo
1868

Circulating commemorative coin: PROMULGATION OF THE 8th BOLIVIAN CONSTITUTION
Silver (.900) • 2.4 g • ⌀ 18 mm
Tapia# 364, Tapia# 365, Tapia# 366, Tapia# 367, Tapia# 368, N# 388075
⅛ Melgarejo
1869

Circulating commemorative coin: POTOSÍ TO GENERAL MELGAREJO
Silver (.666) • 2.6 g • ⌀ 18 mm
Tapia# 374, Tapia# 375, Tapia# 376, Burnett# 114, N# 396047
¼ Melgarejo
1865

Standard circulation coin
Silver (.666) • 5 g • ⌀ 24.7 mm
KM# 144, N# 11547
¼ Melgarejo (Pattern - Monetary medal)
1865

Pattern
Copper
KM# Pn5, N# 287168
½ Melgarejo (Pattern - Monetary medal)
1865

Pattern
Copper • 8.2 g • ⌀ 30 mm
KM# Pn6, Tapia# 314, N# 287169
Available for swap ½ Melgarejo
1865-1868

Standard circulation coin
Silver (.666) • 10 g • ⌀ 29 mm
KM# 145, Fonrobert# 9687, N# 47877
½ Melgarejo
1867

Standard circulation coin
Silver (.666) • 10 g • ⌀ 29 mm
N# 140241
1 Melgarejo (Monetary Medal)
1865

Circulating commemorative coin: TO THE PEACEMAKER OF BOLIVIA
Silver (.666) • 20 g • ⌀ 37 mm
KM# 146, Tapia# 281, Tapia# 282, Tapia# 283, Burnett# 95A1, Fonrobert# 9676, N# 42613
¼ Melgarejo
1868

Standard circulation coin
Silver (.666) • 5 g • ⌀ 24 mm
Fonrobert# –, Burnett# 110, N# 375921
Available for swap 5 Centavos
1965-1970

Standard circulation coin
Copper clad steel • 1.75 g • ⌀ 16 mm
KM# 187, Schön# 21, N# 10110
Available for swap 10 Centavos
1965-1973

Standard circulation coin
Copper clad steel • 2.5 g • ⌀ 19 mm
KM# 188, Schön# 22, N# 3222
Available for swap 20 Centavos
1965-1973

Standard circulation coin
Nickel clad steel • 3 g • ⌀ 21.5 mm
KM# 189, Schön# 23, N# 4027
Available for swap 25 Centavos
1971-1972

Standard circulation coin
Nickel clad steel • 3.5 g • ⌀ 23 mm
KM# 193, Schön# 24, N# 4906
Available for swap 50 Centavos
1965-1980

Standard circulation coin
Nickel clad steel • 4 g • ⌀ 24 mm
KM# 190, Schön# 25, N# 3224
Available for swap 1 Peso Boliviano (FAO)
1968

Non-circulating coin: FAO – FAO - War against hunger
Nickel clad steel • 6.0 g • ⌀ 27 mm
KM# 191, Schön# 27, Y# 99, N# 3227
Available for swap 1 Peso Boliviano
1968-1980

Standard circulation coin
Nickel clad steel • 6 g • ⌀ 27 mm
KM# 192, Schön# 26, N# 3226
Available for swap 5 Pesos Bolivianos
1976-1980

Standard circulation coin
Nickel clad steel • 8.5 g • ⌀ 30 mm
KM# 197, Schön# 31, N# 3229
Available for swap 100 Pesos Bolivianos (Independence)
ND (1975)

Non-circulating coin: 150th Anniversary of Independence
Silver (.933) • 10 g • ⌀ 26 mm
KM# 194, Schön# 28, N# 30857
Available for swap 200 Pesos Bolivianos (Year of the Child)
1979

Non-circulating coin: International Year of the Child
Silver (.925) • 23.33 g • ⌀ 38.61 mm
KM# 198, Schön# 32, N# 38578
200 Pesos Bolivianos (Year of the Child; Piedfort)
1979

Pattern: International Year of the Child
Silver (.925) • ⌀ 38.61 mm
KM# P9, N# 320046
Available for swap 250 Pesos Bolivianos (Independence)
ND (1975)

Non-circulating coin: 150th Anniversary of Independence
Silver (.933) • 15 g • ⌀ 30 mm
KM# 195, Schön# 29, N# 32229
Available for swap 500 Pesos Bolivianos (Independence)
ND (1975)

Non-circulating coin: 150th Anniversary of Independence
Silver (.933) • 22 g • ⌀ 34 mm
KM# 196, Schön# 30, N# 35480
4000 Pesos Bolivianos (Year of the Child)
1979

Non-circulating coin: International Year of the Child
Gold (.900) • 17.17 g • ⌀ 27 mm
KM# 199, Schön# 33, N# 43839
4000 Pesos Bolivianos (Year of the Child; Piedfort)
1979

Pattern: International Year of the Child
Gold (.999) • 34.34 g • ⌀ 27 mm
KM# P10, N# 127794
Available for swap 2 Centavos
1987

Standard circulation coin
Stainless steel • 1 g • ⌀ 14 mm
KM# 200, Schön# 34, N# 3220
Available for swap 5 Centavos
1987

Standard circulation coin
Stainless steel • 1.5 g • ⌀ 17 mm
KM# 201, Schön# 35, N# 7150
Available for swap 10 Centavos
1987-1997

Standard circulation coin
Stainless steel • 1.8 g • ⌀ 18.5 mm
KM# 202, Schön# 36, N# 6772
Available for swap 10 Centavos (Type 1 denomination letter)
1997

Standard circulation coin
Copper plated steel • 2.23 g • ⌀ 19 mm
KM# 202a, Schön# 36a, N# 15842
Available for swap 10 Centavos (Type 2 denomination letter)
2001-2008

Standard circulation coin
Copper clad steel • 1.85 g • ⌀ 19 mm
KM# 213, Schön# 36b, N# 12037
Available for swap 20 Centavos
1987-2008

Standard circulation coin
Stainless steel • 3.66 g • ⌀ 22 mm
KM# 203, Schön# 37, N# 3223
Available for swap 50 Centavos
1987-2008

Standard circulation coin
Stainless steel • 3.8 g • ⌀ 24 mm
KM# 204, Schön# 38, N# 3225
Available for swap 1 Boliviano
1987-2008

Standard circulation coin
Stainless steel • 5 g • ⌀ 27 mm
KM# 205, Schön# 39, N# 3228
1 Boliviano (Central Bank)
1998

Non-circulating coin: 70th Anniversary of the Central Bank of Bolivia
Silver (.925) • 27 g • ⌀ 40 mm
KM# 210, Schön# 44, N# 56941
Available for swap 2 Bolivianos (small type)
1991

Standard circulation coin
Stainless steel • 6.25 g • ⌀ 27 mm
KM# 206.1, Schön# 40, N# 5784
Available for swap 2 Bolivianos (large type)
1995-2008

Standard circulation coin
Stainless steel • 6.4 g • ⌀ 29 mm
KM# 206.2, Schön# A40, N# 13820
Available for swap 5 Bolivianos
2001-2004

Standard circulation coin
Bimetallic: bronze plated steel centre in stainless steel ring • 5 g • ⌀ 23 mm
KM# 212, Schön# 41, N# 7561
10 Bolivianos (Ibero-American Series)
1991

Non-circulating coin: Ibero-American Series I - Encounter of two Worlds
Silver (.925) • 27 g • ⌀ 40 mm
KM# 207, Schön# 42, N# 30224
10 Bolivianos (Ibero-American Series- Traditional Dances)
1997

Non-circulating coin: Ibero-American III - Dances and customs – Diablada
Silver (.925) • 27.07 g • ⌀ 40 mm
KM# 209, Schön# 43, N# 62888
50 Bolivianos (La Paz)
1998

Non-circulating coin: 450th Anniversary of La Paz
Silver (.925) • 27 g • ⌀ 40 mm
KM# 211, Schön# 45, N# 56942

Plurinational State (2009-date)

Available for swap 10 Centavos
2010-2012

Standard circulation coin
Copper clad steel • 1.85 g • ⌀ 19 mm
KM# 214, Schön# 46, N# 18050
Available for swap 10 Centavos
2017

Standard circulation coin
Steel • 2.2 g • ⌀ 19 mm
N# 130195
Available for swap 20 Centavos
2010-2016

Standard circulation coin
Stainless steel • 3.6 g • ⌀ 22 mm
KM# 215, Schön# 47, N# 18051
Available for swap 50 Centavos
2010-2018

Standard circulation coin
Stainless steel • 3.75 g • ⌀ 24 mm
KM# 216, Schön# 48, N# 18052
Available for swap 1 Boliviano
2010-2017

Standard circulation coin
Stainless steel • 5 g • ⌀ 27 mm
KM# 217, Schön# 49, N# 18053
Available for swap 2 Bolivianos
2010-2017

Standard circulation coin
Stainless steel • 6.4 g • ⌀ 29 mm
KM# 218, Schön# 50, N# 18054
Available for swap 2 Bolivianos (Colorados de Bolivia)
2017

Circulating commemorative coin: Territorial claims of Bolivia to Chile – Colorados de Bolivia
Stainless steel • 6.4 g • ⌀ 29 mm
KM# 220, N# 107784
Available for swap 2 Bolivianos (Genoveva Ríos)
2017

Circulating commemorative coin: Territorial claims of Bolivia to Chile – Genoveva Ríos
Stainless steel • 6.4 g • ⌀ 29 mm
KM# 221, N# 107783
Available for swap 2 Bolivianos (Eduardo Abaroa)
2017

Circulating commemorative coin: Territorial claims of Bolivia to Chile – Eduardo Abaroa
Stainless steel • 6.4 g • ⌀ 29 mm
KM# 222, N# 130203
Available for swap 2 Bolivianos (Puerto de Cobija)
2017

Circulating commemorative coin: Territorial claims of Bolivia to Chile – Puerto de Cobija
Stainless steel • 6.4 g • ⌀ 29 mm
KM# 223, N# 130204

The Numista referees for coins of this issuer are adanieluy and infierno.

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